| 识途老马 | shi2 tu2 lao3 ma3 | lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom) |
| 长老的 | chang2 lao3 de5 | presbyterial |
| 陈年老账 | chen2 nian2 lao3 zhang4 | long-standing account |
| 青天大老爷 | qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5 | God |
| 饱以老拳 | bao3 yi3 lao3 quan2 | to thump repeatedly with one's fist |
| 《老子》 | lao3 zi3 | Laozi |
| 老仆 | lao3 pu2 | |
| 人老珠黄 | ren2 lao3 zhu1 huang2 | (of a woman) old and faded |
| 任课老师 | ren4 ke4 lao3 shi1 | |
| 大老远 | da4 lao3 yuan3 | far off |
| 终老 | zhong1 lao3 | to spend one's last years |
| 老少咸宜 | lao3 shao4 xian2 yi2 | suitable for young and old |
| 老本 | lao3 ben3 | assets |